​Dr. Kirsten OgdenEditor-In-Chief/Faculty Advisor

Professor Ogden has worked on the staffs of various literary journals, including New Delta Review, The Southern Review, Permafrost, Kenyon Review Online, and she edited the national literary journal Prism Review before taking on the role of Faculty Advisor to Pasadena City College's Inscape in 2016 after the retirement of the great Chris McCabe, the magazine's editor for many years prior.

She says: "After teaching at Pasadena City College for 10 years now, I love the creativity of the students, and love even more the collaborative community environment between students, teachers, administrators and staff members. I really believe that the students at PCC are poised to positively change and impact the world in multiple ways -- through art, science, math, nursing, teaching, and creating. I feel really lucky to work with my students every day, and I'm lucky they put up with me and trust that there's a method to all my madness!"

GabrielleMagañaProse Editor

My name is Gabrielle Magana. I really just like walking my dog. He’s a black labrador retriever named Vader. I also really only listen to 70s R&B and Disco, but I tend to not draw any writing inspiration from that... I live in a small city that is roughly 30 minutes away from PCC, and its population, including myself, is roughly 95% Latino. It is one of the only immediate aspects of my life that allows me to actively engage with my identity. Even as my city becomes more gentrified, I try my best to remind myself of what it used to be. This circumstance makes attending PCC to be such a pleasantry-- its diverse population allows me not only the chance the chance to interact with other latinxs, but students from other communities that have a similarly structured makeup to mine. I'm currently a sophomore and the Prose Editor of Inscape Magazine.

Jennifer De ItaManaging Editor

Jennifer de Ita is a native Angeleno painter, photographer and writer, whose works predominantly challenge traditional American ideologies. Inspired by authors W.E.B Du Bois, Howard Zinn and Jane Goodall, de Ita strives to understand the anthropogenic influences that shape the world. Having struggled with literacy in grade school, de Ita has continuously devoted her volunteer efforts to the Youth Literary Library Reading Program since 2015. As an aspiring double major, she is currently completing her Physical Anthropology and English Associates degree at Pasadena City College. When de Ita is not creating literary prose that challenge indoctrinated social ideologies, she relishes in her newfound love of fencing. As a result of her last year at PCC, she has joined the PCC Inscape Magazine staff and now serves as the Managing Editor.

Frank TurrisiBlog Editor

Originally from Syracuse, NY, Frank has a B.A. In Sociology from Unversity at Albany SUNY and also has a degree from UCLA’s Professional Program in Film Production. Frank lived in New York City for 9 years, Miami, San Francisco, Sydney, and now, Los Angeles for 13 years having worked professionally as a painter, metal sculptor, founding member of a theater company, filmmaker, longtime bartender, restaurant/night club manager, and is also a sommelier. His varied professional experience has afforded him interaction with all types of people and continues to influence his passion for creative writing. Frank is currently working at Capo restaurant in Santa Monica, and enjoyed taking a PCC short story writing class for one semester with Manuel Perea.

Dan You​Web Editor/Layout Editor/Fundraising & Public Relations

​Dan You taught John Legend how to play jazz piano and when he was young he once sent his own parents to his room. Although he would rather spend time adding his knowledge to the urban dictionary, he chooses to get out of the house once in awhile and major in Computer Engineering and Communication - for fun. He frequents Daylight Beach Club as a part-time DJ on weekends and is a long time fan of Los Angeles Dodgers.

George GetzeAssociate Editor / Fundraising & Public Relations

George Getze is a 20 year old student at pcc studying to teach English. However, he is not an autobiographer, and doesn’t know well how to write about himself while maintaining objectivity. But, from where he stands, he sees a plain old boy. He is brother to his sister Samantha and son of his parents, Richard and Tawny. He is a big fan of music, listening mostly, but not exclusively, to folk and 90’s/60’s rock. He is a regular hiker and has a bit of a romance with nature. He is a lot of things, but a description isn’t one of them. Primarily, he just is.

Daniela Flores-RodriguezPoetry Editor

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California. South American Feminist and Creative Writer. She is bilingual, learned both English and Spanish at very early age. Currently, a student at Pasadena City College and studying creative writing. Is also a Writegirl Alumni, and has a poems published in their You Are Here and Emotional Map of Los Angeles Anthologies. Has won the Honorary Youth Poet Laureate Award. Has also won a MathMovesU Raytheon Scholarship. She is slowly making her way up to be a published author. Daniela Flores- Rodriguez wishes to also work in a television studio writer’s room one day.

Tomoko IriePoetry Editor

An aspiring English major and poet who has yet to decide what her future holds. She wants to work in an atmosphere that incorporates linguistics, English literature, the Japanese language, and paleontology (if there isn't such a thing, she would want to make one herself). She loves cats, the rain, cloudy days, and coffee shops. Her recent personal goal is to try as many chai tea lattes as possible (hot or cold). She takes inspiration from people-watching, dreams, and traveling. She went to the UK for the first time this past summer and cannot forget the beautiful Scottish countryside. A few of her favorite authors are Haruki Murakami, Christopher Paolini, Brian Jacques, and Miyuki Miyabe (the list continues). She has taken two creative writing courses at PCC, the first being Professor Kirsten Ogden’s poetry class and the second being Professor Manuel Perea’s short story class.

Giselle De SilvaSubmittable Editor

Giselle De Silvawas uprooted 20 miles from her hometown of Los Angeles to San Gabriel at the age of 10. Having nearly 10 years in both diverse cities, she grew a strong affection towards cultures other than her own. Favoring the cuisines and developing a large interest in the history of her neighbors, she hopes to study world arts and culture after her time at Pasadena City College. She aspires to be involved in the arts industry as an administrator for theaters or work with schools to further implement arts into core curriculum. Her big dream goal is to open her own theater for communities and creatives ill-equipped to pursue or access the arts. ​At her time with Inscape, she hopes to learn about the business side of publication and implement those findings in her other pursuits.

Gillian E. ContrerasArt & Photography Editor

Gillian E. Contrerasis working on an AA degree in English at Pasadena City College and hopes to earn her degree in Creative Writing at CSU Long Beach. She's currently working on a hybrid photography/writing memoir that explores the rooms in her home in El Sereno, a home she's lived in since she was a child. The home is one of the older homes in the area and features ghosts and the secrets Gillian hid in the rooms. She's most interested in photography that engages the viewer in an emotional experience. And she likes chips! (Lemon Lays especially!)

Rose DelgadilloPoetry Editor

Rose Delgadillo was born in Los Angeles California. She is an aspiring writer, and poet. She is an English major currently attending Pasadena City College. She has a passion for literature and art. Her dream is to one day write a book. She loves to explore, and travel. She loves cats. She also loves to eat wings and ramen. You’ll find her reading or writing poetry, or watching a show on Netflix. She is a sophomore, and is currently one of the poetry/photography editors for Inscape Magazine.

Kathlene ​McGovernFiction Editor

Kathlene McGovern is returning to school after a career as a dancer and singer during which she worked and traveled through most of the US, Europe, Japan, Korea, Guam and Indonesia.On her return to the US, she began her transition to a career in writing. As a staff writer for Blindfold Magazine, a print magazine which combined activism with pop culture and fashion, Kathlene wrote features on several actors and directors including Darryl Hannah and Aaron Paul. In the spring of 2014 she was given a full production of her short play collection, The Forgiveness Files by MadLab Theatre in Columbus, OH and her full length play, The Lighthouse was recently given a staged reading with The Blank Theatre Company in Los Angeles and its screen adaptation was recently optioned. Kathlene’s television pilot Reasonable Doubt is currently a semifinalist in the 2017 Austin Film Festival.Her journey at PCC began a little less than a year ago with the ultimate goals of a BA in English degree from UCLA and eventually an MFA in playwriting.Learn more about Kathlene on her website:

Lauren RomoAssociate Editor

Los Angeles born and Bay Area raised, Lauren is back in L.A to pursue a college education at PCC and career as a writer, she thinks. A passion for creativity and literary arts has been present since a young age, as she's gone from getting lost in books to writing screenplays, poetry, and songs. Some other hobbies include designing clothes, playing piano, makeup, cooking hot wings and eating hot wings. While Lauren loves funny and outlandish forms of expression, she is also a passionate social justice activist. Her writing can take on heavy topics such as violence, the concept of masculinity, racism/colorism, and the pressures of being a 1st generation Mexican American. Nobody knows what the future hold for Lauren, but she hopes to earn a degree in a field that won't be taken over by robots, actually finish a screenplay at some point, make a lot of money, and most importantly release her own line of various hot sauces.

Alejandro AlvaradoStaff Photographer

Coffee

Learning

Arts

Coffee first and then in no particular order.Thank you everyone.

Books

Writing

Photography credits to the PCC Inscape 2017-2018 staff.

BECKY NAVAWinter Submissions Editor

Completely infatuated with the written word, in every medium, from backs of cereal boxes to movie scripts and crosswords. She is impatiently biding time until she can hop on a plane to New York with coffee and cynicism in tow. Until then, she can be found wandering the streets of LA forever in search of the best vegan tacos and a decent parking spot. She adores all things horror and autumnal and considers herself an honorary member of the Addams family and draws fashion and intellectual inspiration from her 90s muses: Buffy Summers, George Costanza, and Daria. She is an English major with plans to infiltrate both the publishing and journalism realms, where she hopes to incorporate the many loves of her life: botany, feminism, and pop culture into her work. ​